While we wait for the official launch of the new Nvidia Geforce GTX 960, which should happen in a couple of days according to the latest rumors, we now have what appear to be first pictures of the new GTX Titan graphics card from Nvidia.

While there aren't any specific details regarding the pictured graphics card at Chinese Tieba.Baidu site which actually leaked these pictures, there is a clear picture of Nvidia's 28nm GM200 GPU which has been rumored to pack no less than 3072 CUDA cores, 96 ROPs and 12GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 384-bit memory interface.

Spotted by Techpowerup.com, the display outputs on the prototype board are pretty much identical to the ones found on the GTX 980, despite the lack of the DVI output. Unfortuantely, the pictures do not include the VRM part so we are not sure what will the maximum TDP be but we doubt that Nvidia will include more than 6+8-pin PCI-Express power connectors.

The pictured Maxwell-based GM200 GPU appears to bigger than the Kepler-based GK110 so Nvidia will most likely have to either change or update the cooler design.

Nvidia has previously launched GTX Titan graphics cards in February so it is possible that the GTX Titan-X, as it is usually called, will launch in the same timeframe, although Nvidia might push it to the end of March as well. In any case, we will keep an eye out for it and more information about it.

It has been a while since Nvidia has announced its dual-GPU $2999 priced GTX Titan Z graphics card and it has not been reviewed.

While most specifications as well as performance were well known even before the official announcement, we were still eager to see it in action.

PC Perspective as well as some other sites, managed to get their paws on the GTX Titan Z and run it against the competition this week. In case you somehow managed to miss it earlier, the Nvidia Geforce GTX Titan Z graphics card is based on two fully enabled GK110 GPUs which add up to a rather impressive 5760 CUDA cores. It has 12GB of GDDR5 memory, 8.1 TFLOPs of compute performance and a large triple-slot cooler.

Never meant exclusively for gaming, because of its impressive double-precision compute capability, it had to be compared to other more gaming oriented graphics cards, as after all, games are what keeps selling those GPUs. The performance estimates were correct when it came to GTX Titan Z and judging from the review over at PC Perspective, the GTX Titan Z is an impressive graphics card.

It can do much more than push all the current games at ultra-high settings and on two 4K/UHD monitors. Unfortunately if you are armed with two GTX Titan Black cards or even a pair of GTX 780 Ti graphics cards you can pretty much do the same thing without having to sell your children for scientific experiments. The Radeon R9 295X2 with its water cooler and $1499 price tag is still a better graphics card for gaming. While the design, power consumption and sound levels of the GTX Titan Z might be impressive, it is not enough for anyone sane to recommend this graphics card for gaming, not unless you have US $2999 to burn.

Although it was scheduled to appear on retail shelves today, it appears that the market availability of Nvidia's GTX Titan Z has been delayed due to last minute design changes to the cooler, according to a report from SweClockers.com.

Judging from the pictures of the GTX Titan from GTC 2014 and retail pictures, it appears that Nvidia jumped the gun thinking that it can cool two massive fully-enabled GK110 GPUs with a 2.5-slot cooler. The new picture of the cooler taken from retail press shots shows a new, thicker triple-slot cooler.

AMD definitely had a same problem with its own US $1,500 price R9 295X2 dual-GPU flagship with two Hawaii XT GPUs and went to Asetek in order to create Project Hydra, a hybrid closed loop water cooler with a fan that takes care of the memory, VRM and the bridge chip. Nvidia on the other hand did manage to retain the standard air cooler on its US $2,999 ex. VAT GTX Titan Z but the price apparently is that it now takes three-slots.

We knew all about it, including its specifications as well as the US $2,999 ex. VAT price tag, but we did not know when it will be actually available. According to the report from Techpowerup.com, the new graphics card should hit retail on 29th of April and stick to the same price announced back at GTC 2014.

The end-user price tag will depend on the country tax and while US $2,999 sounded quite expensive, the sheer amount of compute performance coming from two 28nm GK110 GPUs will be be enough to attract professionals, scientists and a few wealthy gamers.

Fully enabled dual GK110 GPUs

In case you missed it back when it was announced, the Geforce GTX Titan Z features two fully enabled 28nm GK110 GPUs with 2880 CUDA cores, 240 TMUs and 48 ROPs per GPU. The GPUs are connected to 6GB of GDDR5 memory each via dual 384-bit memory interface. Back at GTC 2014, Jen-Husn Huang, described the GTX Titan Z as a "supercomputer in a PCI-Express form-factor".

While AMD had to use a bulky AIO water cooling solution in order to keep the two Hawaii-XT GPUs in check, Nvidia managed to stick with standard air cooler on its dual-GPU Titan Z graphics card.

Clash of titans

While AMD currently reigns supreme with it dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card, Nvidia's Titan Z is a different beast in a league of its own. Just after GTC 2014, we wrote that e-tail players, PC system integrators like Maingear are quite keen on getting their hands on Titan Z and believe that they can sell it without problems, even with a US $2999 price tag. Even AIB partners had no problem with the price as both the Titan Black and the original Titan were selling well at US $999.

Both the Radeon R9 295X2 and the Titan Z are niche products, but they surely have their market and we guess that there are many buyers willing to burn a lot of money in order to get the best possible UHD/4K gaming experience with all details dialed up to 11.

EVGA has announced its newest addition to the Geforce GTX 780 graphics card lineup, the EVGA GTX 780 graphics card with 6GB of GDDR5 memory.

Based on the same Nvidia 28nm GK110 GPU with 2304 CUDA cores, 192 TMUs and 48 ROPs as well as 6GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 384-bit memory interface, the new GTX 780 6GB from EVGA will definitely appeal to those looking to do some multi-screen or 4K/UHD gaming.

The new 6GB EVGA GTX 780 graphics card series will be available with both standard reference blower-style cooler as well as EVGA's own custom ACX dual-fan cooler. Unfortunately, the new EVGA GTX 6GB graphics cards are not yet available, but you can sign-up for an update via the link below.

As expected, the EVGA GTX 780 6GB graphics cards are eligible for EVGA's Step-Up program so in case you bought a 3GB one in last 90 days, this might be a good way to upgrade to 6GB version. According to our info, the GTX 780 6GB versions should be around US $50 more expensive than the 3GB versions.

Although there has been a lot of rumors and even renders of the upcoming GTX Titan Black graphics card, we now have the first picture of the new GTX Titan Black, and it is not as black as we hoped it would be.

Based on a fully unclocked 28nm GK110 GPU with 2880 CUDA cores, 240 TMUs, 48 ROPs and a 384-bit memory interface paired up with 6GB of GDDR5 memory, the new GTX Titan Black looks exactly like the old one, just with black embossed Titan letters and slightly darker shroud accents. Unlike the rest of the GK110 based graphics cards, the GTX Titan has full Double Precision Floating Point performance.

The new GTX Titan Black is expected to launch sometime next week with a price of around US $1,000.

One of the first and fastest custom GTX 780 Ti graphics cards, the Gigabyte GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition has been listed in Europe with prices starting at €661. Although it has not been officially announced, Gigabyte's GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition has not only appeared on European retail/e-tail shelves but has also been listed on the company's website as well.

In case you missed it, the Gigabyte GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition features a fully custom design with 8-phase VRM, powered by two 8-pin PCI-Express power connectors, paired up with Gigabyte's WindForce 3X 450W cooler with three fans and six copper heatpipes (two 8mm and four 6mm ones) and backplate, reserved for Gigabyte's flagship graphics cards. The 28nm Nvidia GK110 GPU below it packs 2880 CUDA cores and works at an impressive factory-overclock of 1085MHz for GPU Base clock and 1150MHz for GPU Boost clock. The 3GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 384-bit memory interface works at 7000MHz.

Gigabyte also has another custom GTX 780 Ti on the market, the GTX 780 Ti Windforce 3X OC which has a much lower GPU clocks but sells for €575,70. There are also a couple of other custom Geforce GTX 780 Ti graphics card on the market in Europe but Gigabyte's GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition certainly has highest factory-overclock, at least for now and it wants at least €661, depending on the region.

After a couple of weeks of teasing, EVGA has now officially announced its newest premium EVGA Geforce GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition graphics card designed in cooperation with overclockers Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido and Tsemenko "TiN" Illya. Featuring only top-notch components, overclocking friendly features and new ACX cooler, the EVGA GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition is designed "to be the world's best overclocking graphics card" according to Kingpin.

Based on a custom design with PCB that features 14+3-phase VRM powered by dual 8-pin and 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors in order to deliver up to 450W of power to the GPU and a dedicated PWM baseplate to cool it, as well as enhanced PLL circuitry and all the features serious overclockers need. The new EVGA card is definitely the pinnacle of graphics card engineering, at least when it comes to the GTX 780 Ti. The new ACX cooler definitely looks good with translucent shroud and two 10cm fans, despite the fact that this graphics card is definitely made for LN2 and long overclocking sessions.

Based on the Nvidia GK110 GPU, the new EVGA GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition still packs 2880 CUDA cores, 3GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 384-bit memory interface and dual DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.

"In order to break world records these days you need some serious hardware," said Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido. "This card was engineered to serve one purpose… be the world's best overclocking graphics card. Expect GPU clockspeeds at over 1.85 GHz with extreme cooling."

"With the EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition graphics card, we focused on the basic demands that are needed when doing extreme overclocking," said Illya "TiN" Tsemenko. "Capable hardware design and heavy power delivery capacity is key for performance dominance and the ultimate gaming experience. So too is a unique power convertor able to provide over 450W of clean voltage for every kind of overclocking!"

EVGA bundles the new EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition with a backplate and we guess it is also eligible for Nvidia's Holiday bundle deal. Unfortunately, EVGA still did not reveal any details regarding the actual clocks, price or the availabilty date, so we will definitely keep an eye for those as well.

Gainward was quite keen to announce the "fastest GPU on the planet", the GTX 780 Ti 3GB. The new GTX 780 Ti is based on the same reference design that all partners have to stick to, at least for now, Gainward did also announce that the GTX 780 Ti Phantom series is definitely on the roadmap.

The currently available Gainward GTX 780 Ti packs 28nm GK110 GPU with 2880 CUDA cores and works at reference 876MHz base and 928MHz Boost GPU clocks, packs 3GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7000MHz and uses the same blower-style reference cooler we have seen back on the GTX 780 and the GTX Titan graphics cards.

Unfortunately, Gainward did not shed any details regarding the GTX 780 Ti Phantom nor did it gave out any hint on when it is expected on retail/e-tail shelves. According to our sources, custom GTX 780 Ti cards should appear later next month, if all goes well.

Since Nvidia has officially launched its new flagship graphics card, MSI followed most, if not all, partners in announcing its own GTX 780 Ti 3GD5 graphics card based on the same reference design.

In case you somehow managed to miss it earlier, the GTX 780 Ti is based on the 28nm GK110 GPU with 7.1 billion transistors, packs 2880 CUDA cores and works at 867MHz base and 928MHz Boost GPU clock. It features 3072MB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 384-bit memory interface and clocked at 7000MHz. Nvidia decided to go for the same blower-style cooler and pretty much the same PCB we have already seen on the GTX 780 and the GTX Titan graphics cards.

As it was the case with both the GTX 780 and the GTX Titan, Nvidia did not give a green light on custom graphics cards, at least not yet. According to our sources, such could come in late December, but for now all cards will be based on the same reference design.